SSR Connecting 1 Bedrooms

MegMML said:

You'll be fine in the one bedroom. We had 2 moms plus 3 children (12,7,6) in a 1 BR at SSR this summer, and adding a baby would have been fine. A one bedroom is the size of two studios put together, and plenty of people put 5 people in the studios. In addition to the dining table/booth, there are 2 counter spots with chairs along the kitchen. My 7 year old also likes to sleep on the floor, so I take put a blanket on top of the sofa cushions (you have to take them off anyway), and she sleeps there. If you need extra towels, etc, the housekeeping charts will give you some. We actually preferred the pool towels, so we'd take those to our room, and then return them at the towel drop at the pool.

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Thanks for posting this. I have been racking my brain to figure out what to take for Cody (our 4 year old son) to sleep on when we are there. I totally forgot about the sofa cushions. We're going to take his sleeping bag along. He actually would prefer it.


I matched Disney's Wilderness Lodge Villas and had no trouble putting all 6 of us on the reservation. I think we'll fit. Of course, we would have preferred a two bedroom, but we are happy with what we have!

We used the bench dining seat

We had 2 girls on the pullout sofa and a four year old on the dining bench. We moved the table away and put chair backs there so she couldn't fall off- worked great!

I am adding to an old thread. If I were to add a studio to one of the 1 bedrooms I have reserved through RCI do you think Disney would have any problem making it a two bedroom.

wed100105 said:

We were able to book a room at SSR for this summer.

I just called DVC member services to get our reservation number and add our names to our reservation. We ARE able to stay in one 1 bedroom unit SSR with 5 plus an infant! I asked repeatedly to double check that it was okay. The very knowledgeable guide said, yes it was, and he added all of us to the reservation. Crazy change of events! We will probably get a second unit if a match is made, but at least takes the pressure off.

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All 1 BR at DVC will allow 5 plus ONE infant under 3 except for the AKV value villas which won't be on exchange anyway. For SSR it'll be a king and pull out queen plus a pack n play. If you get 2 1 BR they WILL NOT convert you to just a 2 BR. They will not provide extra bedding and they charge for extra towels. If you got two 1BR you'd also have the additional $95 fee twice.

icydog said:

I am adding to an old thread. If I were to add a studio to one of the 1 bedrooms I have reserved through RCI do you think Disney would have any problem making it a two bedroom.

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They were able to do this for us in January (low season). I did have member services make note of it before we arrived and again at the front desk when we arrived. I am actually hoping Marriott Grande Vista can do this for me on an upcoming trip.

icydog said:

I am adding to an old thread. If I were to add a studio to one of the 1 bedrooms I have reserved through RCI do you think Disney would have any problem making it a two bedroom.

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We have done this a number of times including adding a studio to a 1 BR even adding or dropping one later in the week and staying in the same villa afterwards.

Dean said:

We have done this a number of times including adding a studio to a 1 BR even adding or dropping one later in the week and staying in the same villa afterwards.

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Dean...Were the continuous weeks both booked through RCI and if so diid you have to pay the $95 fee more than once?

Shelbyd95 said:

Dean...Were the continuous weeks both booked through RCI and if so diid you have to pay the $95 fee more than once?

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No, but with the way DVC does unit assignments, it doesn't matter how they're booked. It does matter what's booked because they're very strict on giving what was deposited. For example, if you got AKV Kidani with a 1BR in savannah view and a studio for standard view, there would be no chance. Likewise if one was AKV Kidani and one AKV Jambo even thought their the same resort. These are called booking categories. Starting in 2017 this could be an issue at SSR as well because they are adding booking categories of standard and preferred there. However, assuming this issue didn't make it unworkable, one could have a Fri 1 BR and a sat or Sun studio and potentially get them together, we've done that but again not both exchanges.

As for fees, we've had multiple at one time (as many as 9) and paid the fee for each every time even though we're also DVC members. I have been told, but never been in the position, that for consecutive weeks it's only one fee though I am skeptical.